The morning was wet and wild when we awoke in Bramble Bay in Port Davey. The westerly winds were blowing and the swell was forecast for 5 metres, so we had limited options for safe landings for beaches to clean.
The surfers amongst us were keen for a wave. It was a wild crossing past the Breaksea islands to Earl Point, where there were some gentle and fun waves braking. The surfers bravely faced the squally weather and spent some fun hours surfing landlocked in the wilderness.
The rest of the crew had a wonderful adventure up the Davey River. This dark, tannin stained river was explored in the trusty tinny named “420 Buster”, navigating sandbars and sunken old Huon pines. The river runs through a beautiful quartzite gorge, which was quite simply, gorgeous.
We travelled as far as we could up the river until we hit rapids, and had a delightful picnic on the bank, feeling very grateful for being in such a wild and removed place.
The afternoon consisted of a clean up of the beaches along the north side of Bond Bay, and we are happy to report that there was very little rubbish, with only 36 pieces of rubbish collected by our team.
The remainder of the day was filled with swims, basket weaving and naps. The wild weather abated to reward us with a glorious sunset as we filled our bellies with some hearty dinner
No comments:
Post a Comment